Alabama was vindicated in a recent redistricting ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS), according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

SCOTUS struck down a 2023 federal court-ordered Alabama congressional map on Monday.

The ruling could allow Republicans in Alabama to pick up at least one congressional seat in the 2026 midterms. Republicans currently have a narrow majority in Congress, and redistricting battles are happening in multiple states across the nation. A special master hired by a three-judge panel in Birmingham redrew the map for the 2024 congressional elections after Democrats and liberal groups were successful in their initial redistricting legal challenge. The court-ordered map resulted in Democrats picking up one seat in Alabama via U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) in Congressional District 2.

Marshall said in a statement on Monday, "For too long, unelected federal judges have had more say over Alabama's election than Alabama voters. That ended today."

 

"My job in this office was to put the Legislature in the best possible legal position to draw a congressional map that favors Republicans 7-0. My office has never taken the charge of our state motto lightly: We Dare Defend Our Rights. Stay tuned," Marshall said.

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